Object Record
Images
![Rolltop Desk [front view]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/pastperfectonline/images/museum_1030/014/thumbs/cp2021cl41.jpg)
![Rolltop Desk [cubby drawers]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/pastperfectonline/images/museum_1030/014/thumbs/cp2021cl41-2.jpg)
![Rolltop Desk [clock insert]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/pastperfectonline/images/museum_1030/014/thumbs/cp2021cl41-3.jpg)
![Rolltop Desk [Side View]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/pastperfectonline/images/museum_1030/014/thumbs/cp2021cl41-4.jpg)
Metadata
Object Name |
Desk, Rolltop |
Title |
Rolltop Desk |
Description |
Original wooden rolltop desk used by D. W. Milam, Treasurer, Texas Electric Railway. The desk includes a clock insert. The likely oak desk has brass handles and a canvas fabric backing the roll top. Mr. Milam was given the desk, to remove to his home, after abandonment of Texas Electric Railway. Photos show condition of desk at time of acceptance and after restoration. Restoration, scheduled for early 2022, was actually done during 2023. The desk was returned to Plano Interurban Railway Museum on 17 November 2023. |
Associated People |
Milam, D. W. |
Owned By |
Texas Electric Railway/Milam, D. W. |
Used By |
Auditor's Office |
Material |
Wood/Brass/Fabric |
Dimensions |
H-43.75 W-66 D-37 inches |
Collector |
Baxley, Susan and Phil |
Search Terms |
Desk Office Equipment Restoration Project Texas Electric Railway Company |
Collection |
D. W. Milam Collection |
Catalog Number |
CP.2021.CL.2-1 |